Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Chinese Geographical Science
ISSN 1002-0063 · eISSN 1993-064X · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 1991
Chinese Geographical Science: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.92; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,190; median 134 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Geographical Science is published by Science Press and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Remote Sensing and Land Use and Environmental Changes in China, together about 34.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chinese Geographical Science is an international journal, sponsored by Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and published by Science Press of China and Springer. Chinese Geographical Science is devoted to leading scientific and technological innovation in geography, serving development in China, and promoting international scientific exchange. The journal mainly covers physical geography and its sub-disciplines, human geography and its sub-disciplines, cartography, and geographic information science. It pays close attention to the major issues the world is concerned with, such as the man-land relationship, population, resources, environment, globalization and regional development. The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, short communications, perspectives, letters, highlights, etc. All papers are subject to peer review and are published online at www.SpringerLink.com.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Bojie FuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 48 in mainland China (about 63%); most named Mainland China 48, United States 15, Hong Kong, China 3, Russia 3, United Kingdom 1 (76 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science16.9%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences8.9%
- Environmental Changes in ChinaEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Regional Economic and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,020OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 99,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,234 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 1 | 44 |
| 2025 | 100 | 1 | 323 |
| 2024 | 74 | 2 | 554 |
| 2023 | 80 | 5 | 968 |
| 2022 | 70 | 8 | 1,080 |
| 2021 | 79 | 4 | 1,391 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 116 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 174 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 316 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (214 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
Open access publishing information available on separate page Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Chinese Geographical Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Science Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1002-0063
- Electronic ISSN
- 1993-064X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Geographical Science
What CAS zone is Chinese Geographical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chinese Geographical Science is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Chinese Geographical Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.92; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Chinese Geographical Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 116–157 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Chinese Geographical Science based?
Of the 76 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 48 (about 63%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (48), United States (15) and Hong Kong, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chinese Geographical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Geographical Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chinese Geographical Science open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Geographical Science is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .